Senior Technical Recruiter

Qualys; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualys invites a hands-on Sr. Recruiting Specialist to join our Talent Acquisition team and drive hiring across critical technology functions.

You will own complex searches end-to-end, build talent pipelines, influence senior managers, and close highly competitive candidates with market intelligence and creative sourcing. This role requires tech fluency and a data-driven mindset in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical recruiting experience, preferably SaaS/cybersecurity.
• Proven track record of closing complex, senior technology roles.
• Strong understanding of Software Engineering, Big Data, AI/ML, Cloud, Cybersecurity, QA, and Product roles.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting for complex technology roles across Engineering, Cybersecurity, Big Data, Cloud, Product, and Tech Support.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand tech needs and craft targeted recruiting strategies.
• Drive proactive sourcing through LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, networking and market research.

Skills

Technical recruiting

SaaS/Cybersecurity recruiting

Senior-level recruiting

Talent mapping

Sourcing via LinkedIn

Negotiation

Data-driven recruiting

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

AI recruiting tools

Talent intelligence platforms

Job description

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!

About Qualys:

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings. The Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations.

About the role :

Qualys is looking for a hands-on, high-impact Sr. Recruiting Specialist to join our Talent Acquisition team and drive hiring across critical technology functions.

This role is for a recruiter who can speak the language of technology, build talent pipelines from scratch, influence senior hiring managers, and close highly competitive candidates. You will own complex searches end-to-end and bring strong market intelligence, creative sourcing, and a high bar for talent to every hire.

Responsibilities :

• Own end-to-end recruiting for complex and business-critical technology roles across Engineering, Cybersecurity, Big Data, Cloud, Product, Business Applications, and Technical Support.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand the technology, team, and business problem behind each role and build targeted recruiting strategies.
• Drive hands-on, proactive sourcing through LinkedIn Recruiter, talent mapping, referrals, networking, market research, and competitive intelligence.
• Build and maintain high-quality talent pipelines for both immediate and future hiring needs.
• Assess candidates for technical capability, career trajectory, motivation, and overall fit.
• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers on talent availability, market trends, compensation, competitive landscape, and hiring strategy.
• Own candidate engagement and offer closure, effectively managing competing offers, counteroffers, compensation expectations, and notice periods.
• Identify and remove hiring bottlenecks, with strong focus on quality of hire, funnel conversion, time-to-fill, and aging requisitions.
• Leverage AI and recruiting technology to improve sourcing, talent intelligence, screening, and recruiting productivity.
• Represent Qualys as an employer brand ambassador and deliver a differentiated candidate experience.

Required Skills

• 7+ years of technical recruiting experience, preferably within SaaS, cybersecurity, cloud, or enterprise technology.
• Proven track record of independently closing complex, niche, and senior-level technology roles.
• Strong technical understanding across areas such as Software Engineering, Big Data, AI/ML, Cloud, Cybersecurity, QA, and Product.
• Exceptional direct sourcing and talent-mapping capability; comfortable building pipelines where talent is scarce.
• Strong candidate assessment skills with the ability to distinguish true technical depth from keyword-based experience.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior hiring managers and technical leaders.
• Strong negotiation and candidate-closing skills.
• Data-driven approach with understanding of recruiting funnel metrics and hiring performance.
• Highly organized, agile, self-driven, and comfortable operating in a high-growth, high-accountability environment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience hiring for cybersecurity, Big Data, AI/ML, cloud, or other highly specialized technology domains.
• Experience supporting global hiring across India and the US.
• Experience using AI-powered recruiting tools and talent intelligence platforms.
• Strong technology talent network and knowledge of the competitive SaaS talent market.
• Experience improving recruiting processes, hiring-manager effectiveness, and candidate experience.